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UN Human Rights Office Concerned About Arrests of Zimbabwe Journalist,
Opposition Leader

Columbus Mavhunga

   HARARE, ZIMABABWE - The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human
   Rights says it is "concerned" that authorities in Zimbabwe may be using
   the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on citizens' freedoms.
   This week, police arrested a prominent investigative journalist and an
   opposition leader, accusing them of inciting public violence.

   Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and politician Jacob Ngarivhume have been
   jailed since Monday on allegations of inciting public violence --
   through social media -- ahead of a planned July 31 government
   corruption protest. Both men have denied the charges.

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